Tag: Crime
Grandfather of child who was shot dead says Minneapolis needs police
A well-known community activist and the grandfather of a six-year-old who was shot dead in Minneapolis said defunding the police is “the craziest thing...
Commentary: Violent crime returns with a vengeance
Last year the United States tallied more than 20,000 murders — the highest total in a quarter century and 4,000 more than 2019. The 25% jump...
Fridley couple with bank deposits over $1M charged with welfare fraud
A Fridley couple is facing felony charges of wrongfully obtaining public assistance after investigators discovered the couple had deposited over $1 million into their...
Flight diverted to MSP after man snorted cocaine, paced aisle with...
An unruly airline passenger with a bag of "white powder" caused a flight from New York to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on...
Commentary: Minneapolis ignores the real problem underlying increase in violent child...
(Intellectual Takeout) — The city that witnessed the death of George Floyd is seeing more deaths this year, only this time they aren’t those...
Minneapolis shootings, homicides have more than doubled compared to same time...
2020 was one of the deadliest years in Minneapolis history with 83 homicides, yet the city is on track to surpass that record number...
Convicted felon sentenced for shooting sister’s boyfriend at grandmother’s funeral
Shelby Gene Boswell, 29, has received a 110-month prison sentence followed by three years of probation for firing a gun within a school zone,...
St. Paul restaurant owner robbed for sixth time, calls on leaders...
A St. Paul restaurant owner is speaking out again after he was burglarized for the sixth time in half a year.
Brian Ingram, owner of...
Charges for suspect in St. Cloud bank hostage stand-off; records show...
The suspect now charged with holding five people hostage at a St. Cloud bank on Thursday has convictions for other violent offenses and was...
Northeast Minneapolis carjacking captured on video Friday
A Northeast Minneapolis woman was carjacked Friday night and the entire incident was captured on home-security video.
The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on...